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G. GRANT. SMOKBRS COMBINATION CASE.

No. 496,973. Patented May 9, 1893.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GRANT, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SMOKERS COMBINATION-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,973, dated May 9,1893."

Application tiledJ'une 13, 1891. SerialNo. 396,098. (No model.) Patentedin England January 23, 1891, No. 1,241.

.T0 a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE GRANT, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Battersea, London, in the county of Surrey,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SmokersCombination- Oases, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has been patented in Great Britain, No. 1,241, datedJanuary 23, 1891.

Myinvention is designed to provide smokers and tobacco users with acombination case capable of holding in its va rious compartments thenecessary materials used by such persons.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of one form of the case.Fig. 2, is a sectional View of the same. Fig. 3, is a view of amodification. Fig. 4, is a sectional view of the same.

The case shown in Fig. l, is composed of the main partf, and the lid e,hinged together at the points h. The main part is divided into twocompartments a, c, by the vertical partition wall q, which extends alongnear the inner edge of the main part to the point Z, and then is turnedlaterally, to connect with the side of the case, thus forming'anelongated compartment c, connecting with the enlarged portion c', theformer being adapted to receive the stem of the pipe, and the latter thebowl. A horizontal partition y, preferably extends laterally across oneend of the body portion f, and the end of the casing is left open hereto receive a small match drawer g, which slides in below the partitiony. When no drawer is used, the partition y, is omitted. The compartmenta is intended for tobacco.

The lid e, has a plate a', extending over its lower side, but notentirely to the end of the lid, so that a space d, is left, similar tothe compartment c', which receives the bowl of the pipe. The space aabove the partition a', or between it and the top of the lid, maycontain cigars, and if desired the end of the lid may be left open also,to receive a match drawer. Access may be had to the space ct eitherthrough the space CZ` at the end thereof or through the open end, when.the match drawer is removed.

In Figs. 8 and 4. the two parts are connected bythe hinge h3, and thisarrangement includes the features of the partition a', carried by thelid and the compartment c c', in the body porp tion; and in addition tothese features, asupplemental cover or lid m is provided in the top ofthe cover portion e, by which access is had to the space between thepartition a and the top of the lid, marked a. A slit is provided in thisform to receive the striker. This form may also have the drawers ifdesired.

I claim as my inventionl. A smokers case, consisting of the body part fhaving a partition q, extending longitudinally of the case and laterallythereof near one end forming the compartments c, c', and the lid hingedto the body part and l1aving the partition a extending across it andreaching to near one end, leaving a space cl, and the drawer arranged inthe end of the case, substantially as described.

2. A smokers case, consisting of the body part f, having thecompartments c, c for the pipe, the lid having a partition a', andforming the compartment a, and the supplemental lid in the top of themain lid, whereby access is had to the compartment a, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at London, England, this 29th day of April, A. D. 1891.

GEORGE GRANT.

Witnesses:

HERBERT LEIGH BROMHEAD, GEORGE BLACK.

